Capping device



May s, 1928. 1,669,200

. R. E. HILL CAPPING DEVICE Filed Nov. 6. 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 May 8, 1928. I 1,669,200v

R. E. HILL CAPPING DEVICE Filed Nov. 6. 1924 2 sheets-sheet 2 \l- A :9 7 11:11pm

side of the head Patented May 8 1928.

:UN D: TEPATEN or 30mm) 12. HILL, or DECATUR, iiiL moisnssrenonime WI LIA Q Q Q O TION, or DECATUR, nnmoxe-a conrommon o1;- nnmors r s m DEV E- I e Application filed Rfdvieh iberfi; 192g ser'iinofua ezy This invention relates generally to tools or devices for ap lying and securing caps or'clo'sures to bott es; jugs,' cans and similar containers, an'd nore particularly to ahand oper te-(1x001 or device for applylngand securing a cap comprising a locking lever which J inns't be thrown down tofsecnre the cap upon the in'onth of the bottle neck or can" nozzle'," such form of cap being shown in the William's Patent N09 1,108,959, September 1, 1914.1 a i L object of the present invention 1S1 to provideja simple form of tool which will comhim the meansfor' properly grippin the o can nozzle or bottle neck, with thecap t ereon, with the lever tripping means arranged insuch a' manner that one hand which'actuates the gripping rneanscan also beemp10 edto operate the lever'tripping means, and vthis with ease and rapidity w thout re leasing the hQIdo f-the'deVice upon the can nozzleor bottlenecks? With this 'objectin view, the invention consists inprov1dingasnitable frame; car

- y g eip fo r p ngiaws n l v s f head-centrallydisposed with reference tothe said jj aws and movable vertically in with referend e' ithereto and afjlever tripping finger having itsin'ner fend restingnpon t e front i ti blii ri ib ih vided with apinlon: l whi ehis engage by; a toothed hand lever for; swingin' theyfinger to'iturndown the cap lever, said %nger helng returned to its normal position by mean s of w I i lowerfface ofthec a spring. y 7 4, a T Theinvention consists also in the various details of construction and in the manner of combining or arrangingthef'saine; all of which will'be more fully describedjherein after and then pointed out in the appended clainis' it Hm I, I i l.

In the drawings forming a part of this pecifi o I a jf'F'gure 1 is a face view of the devicefaile liedjtoj a "bottle 'neck g'or can nozzle rea y 01 operation ofthetripping finger; Y LflFig'ureQ is a view"'s howing the finger in its tripped position and the cap looked upon the bottle neck or canlnozzle; U 7

F'gure 3"is a section on the line 3 3 of Fi rel;

igure 5 is a'detail view of the bracket and "forced towards willbe noted that the fins-o1 "ribs are slotted" operat ng the same, soapv rece ving ohu ck' ends of the fins or extensions of th -posts; *r

igure 4 iso sectionfon the line of finger arranged therein I 'Figure 6 'lsfaview of the device detached fl-omits frame .withthe tripping with the front side of the, fraine re oved! k In constructing a "tool in accordance with 1ny invention I employ a frame 10 prefer-* ably composed of two parallel spaced plates and to the opposite ends of this frame I piy ot the outwardly extending levers 11" "at the points 12" and the inner ends of these leversai'e pivotally connected at*13l to the fins or ribs 14' ofthe posts'l5which work between-the plates of the; frame; These postsl ohave the ripping jaws 16attached to their lower 6114 said jaws beingsha ed to grip thecan noz zle" or bottle nfcckjust belo'wihe outwardly extendin "shoulder or bead, these jaws Inoving'lateral y toward and away from eachother throngh the movenient of the levers llf The jaws arese a- 7! rated whenithe han'dles'are moved'upwar ly each other to gri the can nozzleor bottle'jneck'when the hive are separated or thrown downwardly! It where they are pivotally connected to i the: ends of the levers in order to permit the lateral movement of said jaws andal soa definite a nolint' of vertical movement with ref: erence toflthefraine. v "stonpins l'liare attachedtoeaoh of the a postsllo to limitthe closingfmovelnent of the jaws. "'The'frameplates are cutaway; centrally along the lower edge shownat 10? to receiveafca receiving chiickfl 8, the y I nck being recessed toreceive the cap 19 therein. Thechlick head is formed with fanupwardly extending portion which: is, preferably positioned between" the inwardly pressed tongue portions 10'? of the frameeplates and this upwardlyextend- 7 ing portion is b o'red to receivega'pin 20e1x tending downwardly from the center of a cross piece 21in which are fitted the hooked The chock head is formed with an annular groove "22' into which 'fitsthe pQSitionin lugs;

23 in order to imitethe headwiththe tame sethat' said, head andframe move inunisota The frontside of the chuck head, is formed with a! horizontal recess 24 and at the center of fth e front sidethereisi prodnced e e; I

cal notch 25.?

- 'connected totheforwai'd faceofthe front i, v plate at one side thereof is a branli'et. 25 no .down the lever 19 of the cap,

, spindle, of the tripping mounted in this bracket is the cap lever turn the same to this position after the said tripping finger has been operated to press standing upright before being locked and resting in the vertical notch25 of the chuck head.

The angled end 27 of the tripping finger is turned down through the arc of a circle carrying, with it the cap lever 19 when the capping: operation is beingcarried' out and in order to accomplish this operation I provide a. pinion 29 upon the outer end of the finger, which pinion is engaged by the toothed end 30' of the pivoted lever 30, this lever being p voted upon the outer sideof the bracket .as most clearly shown and its outer end placed for i convenient manipulation by the thumb of 1 cap the hand gripping the right hand lever 11.

In operation the cap 19 is placed upon the mouth ofthe bottle neck or can nozzle and the toollis then placedover the same, the fitting into the recessed lower face of the chuck head and at the same time that the. chuck'head is,forced downwardly to apply downward pressure upon the cap, the jaws areforced inwardly, gripping the neck I of the bottle or nozzle of the can just below the external annular shoulder orbead and the jaws grip the nozzleslightly in advance of] the final downward movement of. the chuck head.

The partsare so proportioned and shaped that thesejaws will support the outer end of the nozzle while the cap is pressed into close contact therewith and at this time the cap lever 19 is extending upwardly-in ad Vance of the inner end 27 of the tripping 5o finger, resting inthevertical notch 25 which permits. the proper positioning of the cap with the lever in the chuck head. The tripping finger is then rotated by pressing the the lever 30, throwing said end rearwardly' and theend of this lever being-toothed, engages the pinion upon the outer end of the tripping finger, whereby said'finger is rotated or swung through the arc of acircl'e', carrying with it the cap fastening lever 19. The moment the operation is completed, the thumb pressure is released and the spring returns the tripping finger to its normal position and at the same time the hand levers 11 are thrown up sufficiently to release the grip of the jaws.

c this lever It will be noted that the frame and chuck head are moved vertically with reference to the jaws at the same time that the jaws are moved toward and away f'ronr each other and tl'irough the same actuating means. namely, the hand levers.

The lever tripping finger mechanism is so arranged that it does not interfere in the least with'th'e cap forcing and neck or nozzle gripping operations and is quickly and easily operated by the thumb of the same handv which actuates one of the operating levers. I

It will thu's be seen that I provide an exceedingly simple and highly efiicient'hand operated tool for fastening the particular type of bottle cap to the can nozzle or bottle neck without injury to the nozzle or can and at the same time employing proper pressure.

What I claim is i 1. The combination with a pair of jaws anld'means for moving the said jaws, latery,

the jaw operating means, and a cap lever trippingmeans movable with the chuck head and operable independently thereof,

2. The combination with a' pair of jaws,

and means for moving the same laterally towardandaway from each other,v of a chuck head movable vertically by thejaw operating means, a lever tripping finger'arranged in connection with said chuck head and means for operating the same. i

3. The combination with a. pair of jaws and means for moving the same 1atera1'ly,e

of a chuck head vertically movable by too centrally disposed chuck head movable vertically by the jaw operating m'eans, a lever tripping finger having its end arranged" across the front face of saidjchuck head and means formoving said finger. i

4. The combinatlon witha pair of jaws,

and means for moving the same laterally towardand away from each other, of a centrally disposed chuck head movable vertically with reference to the jaws by the jaw operating means, a lever tripping finger arranged in connection with said chuck head and having its inner end extendingacross the front'side of said head, a pinion on the outer end of said tripping finger, and a. pivoted" segment engaging said pinion for moving said finger.

' 5; The combination with a frame carrying a chuckhead and a pair ofjaws andmeans for operating said jaws and head, a tripping finger mounted on said frame and-havingits inner end extending] across the front side of said chuck, a pinion on the outer end of said finger, and a pivoted toothed segment engaglng said pinion to operatev the finger.

6. '.lhe combination with a frame carrying a pair of jaws, operating levers operatively connected with said aws and a centrally dis posed chuck head, of abracket carriedlby theframe, a tripping finger mounted in said bracket, the inner end of said finger resting in a recess in the front side of the head, a pinion on the outer end of said finger and a toothed lever for engaging saidpinion and operating said finger.

' 7 The combination with a frame carrying a pair of jaws, operating levers pivotally connected with said jaws and adapted to actuate the same, and a centrally disposed chuck head, the frontside of said head be ing notched and recessed, of a bracket attached to said frame, a tripping finger mounted in said bracket, a toothed lever pivoted thereto, a pinion on the outer end of said tripping finger, the inner end of said finger resting in the recess in the front face of said chuck head and means for normally holding said finger in this position.

8. The combination with a frame, carrying a pair of jaws,

actuate the same, anda centrally isposed chuck head, having its front side horizontally recessed and Vertically notched, of a bracket attached to said frame, a levertripping finger mounted therein, the outer end 01- said finger having a inion thereon, a toothed lever pivoted to said bracket andengaging said pinion, the inner end of said finger normally resting in the recess in the side of said-chuck head and a springsurrounding said finger for holding said finger in this position" and returning the same thereto whenmoved by the toothed lever.

In testimony whereof, I hereunto afiix my signature.

ROLAND n. HILL.

operating levers pivotally connected with said jaws and ad'a ted to 

